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Baltimore Orioles OF Nate McLouth drove in two runs in both of the Orioles' first two postseason games, becoming the sixth player to record consecutive multi-RBI games in the playoffs in club history. He joined Mike Bordick (1997), Todd Zeile (1996), Kiko Garcia (1979), Brooks Robinson (1970) and Boog Powell (twice in 1970) in that club.

The Baltimore Sun's Dan Connolly and Jeff Zrebiec report the Baltimore Orioles signed a one-year deal with former SS Mike Bordick this month to become its new minor league offensive coordinator. Bordick, 44, will be responsible for working with the club's prospects on offensive fundamentals such as base running, bunting and situational hitting. "Basically, it'll be getting guys to understand the importance of small ball. The game has kind of trended away from the three-run home run," said Bordick. "A lot of times it is about getting into scoring position and taking advantage of those situations when you need to score runs, especially in the AL East."

The Associated Press reports Baltimore Orioles SS Miguel Tejada drove in 31 runs during the month of April to break the franchise RBI record for April. Mike Bordick held the previous record, which was set in 2000.

Sandy Burgin, writing for BlueJays.MLB.com, reports Toronto Blue Jays SS Mike Bordick has extended his hitting streak to 12 games after two hits Sunday for the Blue Jays. He now has four consecutive multi-hit games as Bordick has hit 8-of-15 in that span.